Vaughn Smith rang a bell. Ever since I was a teenager, I was a real nut about cameras. Saved my money and bought my first camera in Des Moines when we were visiting Leon from California. My Aunts and Uncles out here teased me by calling me "Vaughn" because I took so many pictures. I took that as a compliment! My Aunts and Uncles are all gone now but I have their pictures and some wonderful memories of them! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <jscott@parkspringscommunities.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 7:20 AM Subject: [IADECATU] to Carroll > Here's a bit more about the northwest side of the square in Leon in the > late 20s and thirties - > > 1. Beyond the Strand on the north side was the bakery. When I was > young, it was run by Guy Stark and his sons. They moved their business to > Des Moines. Later, it was run by Leo Mundy who made, arguably, the best > pineapple rolls ever. Usually, it was run in front by Twyla Hardin. > > > > 2. Just past the bakery was the street which continued across the > north side of the town square. And then was one of our proud three story > buildings - Graham's Department Store. Above Grahams's were Doc > Maughan's office and Vaughan Smith's photo shop (until he moved it across > the street east.) > > > > 3. Then came Stewart's Furniture Store. > > > > 4. The telephone office (Central!) - where Faye Van Nostrand was the > peerless operator. > > > > 5. And then the north hamburger joint, also called the north beer > joint. > > > > 6. A Sinclair Gas Station on the corner with a plaster dinosaur in > front. > > > > ... ah, what memories ... jack > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >